Christians Increasingly Abused in Nicaragua’s Prisons

June 18, 2025 — 6/18/2025 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — In recent years, Nicaragua’s prison system has become a nightmare for Christian political prisoners and whoever else speak against the Sandinista National Liberation Front...

Forced Marriages, Religious Conversions in the Spotlight on Capitol Hill

June 18, 2025 — 6/18/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Christine walked nervously to the lectern on the fifth floor of the Longworth House Office Building on a recent sunny afternoon. Across the...

Finding a Way Forward after the Fire

June 16, 2025 — 6/16/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — On the evening of June 8, 2024, Amina lost nearly everything. Rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) raided the 60-year-old's village in eastern...

Remembering the Forgotten Martyrs of North Korea

June 16, 2025 — 6/16/2025 North Korea (International Christian Concern) — Now that this year's North Korean Freedom Week has concluded in Germany, it’s worth considering the tragic story of Kim Yeo-man and nine...

Hindu Extremists Attack Christian Wedding

June 16, 2025 — 6/16/2025 India (International Christian Concern) — A Christian wedding party was brutally attacked by Hindu nationalists on the evening of June 11, causing severe injuries to many people and extensive damage...

Over 200 Christian Farmers Killed Before, After Nigeria’s Democracy Day

June 16, 2025 — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — More than 200 Christian civilians, including children and the elderly, were killed in coordinated attacks carried out by armed Fulani militants in Nigeria’s Middle Belt,...

Christian Population in MENA is Shrinking Due to Religious Disaffiliation

June 13, 2025 — 6/13/2025 Middle East (International Christian Concern) — Pew Research released data from more than 2,700 census reports, surveys, and population records across the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region, showing that...

China’s CCP Prioritizes Communism in Church Worship

June 13, 2025 — 6/13/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China’s ruling political class, released a plan on May 7 mandating Protestant churches to alter their worship music to...

ADF Kills Hundreds in Lubero, North Kivu

June 13, 2025 — 6/13/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — On June 7, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked mining areas called Angola 1 and Angola 2, located near the Lubero River in Lubero...

Underage Marriage Outlawed in Islamabad

June 13, 2025 — 6/13/2025 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) — Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has signed into law the Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Bill, making it illegal to marry under the...

Christian Mother, Children Missing from North Korean Prison Since 2008

June 13, 2025 — 6/13/2025 North Korea (International Christian Concern) — In North Korea, the presumption of “guilt by association” is applied in an extreme way. Shortly after Kim Sung-sik was arrested for distributing...

List of Indonesia’s Most Intolerant Cities Released

June 12, 2025 — 6/12/2025 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — SETARA Institute released a list of 10 Indonesian cities with the lowest Tolerant City Index (TCI) scores based on observations made in 2024. ...

A Secret Christian’s Sacrifice in the Heart of Conflict

June 12, 2025 — 6/12/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — On July 25, 2024, a devastating night forever changed Esther's life in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces...

Christians in Former-Soviet Central Asian Nations Increasingly Face Persecution

June 12, 2025 — 6/12/2025 Central Asia (International Christian Concern) — Formerly part of the USSR, the five “stan” countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan — have a mix of ex-Soviet authoritarianism...

Vatican Appoints Chinese Bishop, Reaffirming Secret China-Vatican Deal

June 12, 2025 — 6/12/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — The Vatican announced Wednesday the appointment of Joseph Lin Yuntuan as bishop of the Archdiocese of Fuzhou, located in China’s southeastern region. Bishop Lin’s...

North Korean Underground Church Leader Remembered for ‘Character of Steel’

June 11, 2025 — 6/11/2025 North Korea (International Christian Concern) — Kim Sung-sik was 49 years old when he was arrested in 2007 at his home in Gungsim-ri, Hoeryong City, North Korea, after he...